Bhubaneswar: “Odisha needs a focused export strategy with diversification of market in view of the geopolitical uncertainities.”
This has been viewed at the two-day Internal Consultative Workshop on Odisha’s Export Ecosystem which concluded, here on Friday. The workshop was organized by the Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Planning & Convergence Department.
The workshop brought together senior government officials, sector experts, export promotion agencies, industry representatives, and knowledge partners.
The objective of the workshop was clearly to strengthen Odisha’s export competitiveness, identify the challenges faced by the high-potential sectors, address value-chain gaps and build an actionable roadmap for export-led growth.
Inaugurating the workshop, Odisha Development Commissioner-cum-Additional Chief Secretary, Planning & Convergence Department, Deoranjan Kumar Singh, said that the State need a market diversification in response to global uncertainties.
Singh appreciated the inputs provided by experts of the Strategic Management Support Team under the leadership of Director, Directorate of Economics and Statics. He lauded their efforts for bringing focused attention to export competitiveness and for grounding the discussions in practical realities for the State’s greater development.
Ms. Rashmita Panda, Commissioner-cum-Secretary, MSME Department, also addressed the inaugural session.
Ms. Subhashree Nanda Additional Secretary Planning and Convergence Department , Dr. B.B.Nanda Director of Economics and Statistics, Manas Ranjan Samal, OSD, Directorate of Economics and Statistics and Laxmidhar Biswal, Joint Director, Directorate of Economics and Statistics also attended the workshop.
Dedicated technical sessions were held on agriculture exports, manufacturing exports, and seafood exports with strong deliberations from other potential sectors such as handlooms, handicrafts, engineering goods, and electronics.
The discussions also covered crucial enablers of exports such as export insurance, logistics, testing, certification, and export finance.
Participating institutions included APEDA, ECGC, EEPC, MPEDA, SEAIOR, ORMAS, APICOL, AROMA, MSME Department, Handlooms, Textiles & Handicrafts Department, Electronics & IT Department, Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Department, and other key stakeholders.
